Pulmonary Cryptococcosis: Imaging Findings in 23 Non-AIDS Patients
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Pulmonary Cryptococcosis: Imaging Findings in 23 Non-AIDS Patients
OBJECTIVE We aimed to review the patterns of lung abnormalities of pulmonary cryptococcosis on CT images, position emission tomography (PET) findings of the disease, and the response of lung abnormalities to the therapies in non-AIDS patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated the initial CT (n = 23) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET (n = 10), and follow-up (n = 23) imaging findings of pu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Radiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1229-6929
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2010.11.4.407